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Starlink Make Its Way To Lebanon Through Distorted Legal Endowment
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The “Phoenix Economy” MENA Potential, Lebanon or Syria ? ( 1/3 )
With the lifting of US sanctions, and considering Syria's potential to emerge as a regional economic model compared to Lebanon, several contrasts emerge. A first take is the aannouncmeent by…
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AI, digitisation could hold the key to MENA’s food security challenge
An article by Belal Zehran, Foodics' International Managing Director, Egypt & UAE The food and beverage (F&B) industry across the…
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President Aoun Discloses Lebanon Position on US Proposals
President Joseph Aoun, during his speech at the Ministry of Defense on…
Illicit funding and cash economy questioned by US treasury, estimated at nearly 46% of GDP
There has been more concerns that Lebanon cash economy is making it…
Suwayda Conflict Brings All Out Syrian-Israeli Confrontation
The unfolding situation in Suweyda, Syria, where Druze–Bedouin clashes have drawn sharp…
Top MENA Banking Trends in 2025
Banking and payments services across the Middle East are being transformed by a…
Banking secrecy amendments ditch real estate and non-bank sectors, a reform to wipe deposits?
The recent amendment to Lebanon’s banking secrecy law, aims to grant authorized…
The Latest High-Level Nominations in Lebanon: A Deepening Crisis of Meritocracy
Along sectarian lines, and based on loyalties and affiliations to political leaderships,…
BDL Issues New Easing Circulars, as Markets Fuels Inflation
On June 18, 2025, Banque du Liban, under the authority of Governor…
Strait of Hormuz: The ‘New Jargon’ Merchants Choose to Profiteer From
Over the past three months, food prices have been on a relentless…
Deposits Restructuration Plan on the Burner
A new attempt to resolve the deposit crisis is being "cooked" over…
MENA startups raised $289 million in May 2025, led by Egypt
The startup ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) showed…
